Study Abroad with English

ENGL 2351 and 3351: Creative Writing in Sevilla

Dates: May 25 - June 6, 2026

Locations: Sevilla, Spain

Credits: 6, with the option for 3 if you prefer to take just one course instead of both

Contact: Dr. Curtis Bauer (curtis.bauer@ttu.edu) and Dr. Jessica Smith (jessica.e.smith@ttu.edu)

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Become a Writer in Sevilla!

Come immerse yourself in a rich blend of art, history, culture, food, language, and travel! Sevilla has been pulled from a writer’s dream. The sun-soaked plazas, intricate architecture, and winding cobbled streets offer a sensory experience that’s hard to match.

During Maymester 2026, students will focus on travel writing across genres while visiting historical and literary sites such as the Alhambra, the Federico García Lorca House, the University of Seville, and more. The writing is intensive – six credits earned in less than three weeks! – and students will walk away as new writers and travelers.

ENGL 2391: Mexica Myth and Legend in Contemporary American Literature

Dates: May 13-28, 2026

Locations: Teotihuacán and Mexico City, Mexico

Contact: Dr. Cordelia Barrera (cordelia.barrera@ttu.edu)

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Hike around ancient pyramids of Teotihuacán, boat ride through Xochimilco's floating gardens, and enjoy trips through Mayan and Aztec temples, museums and castles in Mexico City.

“Mexica Myths and Legends in Contemporary American Literature” will be taught in Teotihuacán (a World Heritage site) and Mexico City.

Activities include visits to ancient Mesoamerican pyramids via ATV, museums, castles, temples, cruising along ancient canals and much more!

Fulfills core Language, Philosophy and Culture requirement.

Focus is literary & historical, with readings by American and Latine authors that engage ideas related to cultural frameworks surrounding landscape practices, community-building, traditional healing, and spiritual and cultural ideologies. Assignments include a daily writing journal, daily readings, participation in class discussions and a final paper of 5-7 pages. Spanish language is not required, but helpful.

ENGL 3313/5351: Beyond the Red Carpet: The Cannes Film Festival and Global Cinema

Dates: May 12-26, 2026

Locations: Cannes, France

Contact: Dr. Fareed Ben-Youssef (fbenyous@ttu.edu)

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Led by a TTU film professor who has attended the festival since 2009 as an accredited participant, this class will offer students a rare vision of the Cannes Film Festival beyond the red carpet.

The study abroad class on contemporary global cinema will be an online course, with a pronounced field component in Cannes, France (May 12–23, 2026). Serving a mixture of both undergraduate and graduate students, the course is a Maymester 2026 course. As part of the course, students will attend the 2026 Cannes Film Festival, gaining full access to the Semaine de La Critique/Critics’ Week sidebar which will include targeted master classes for class participants with featured filmmakers as well as festival curators. Complementing our discussions at the field site, luminaries in international film festival programming will be invited to join the Zoom classroom after the festival. 

Via such an abroad component, the course will introduce students to international film festivals, including the curatorial decisions as well as the political and social developments they respond to, along with a range of film genres. Master classes with guest speakers will serve as a forum to discuss directorial intent as well as the craft of curation. At the site, students will complete journal assignments and have sessions with both the instructor and peers to discuss the featured films in-depth.

In addition to scholarship on the featured film genres/filmmakers as well as theoretical and sociological texts design to contextualize the festival offerings, students will also read work around the art of film festival curation. Through a series of targeted assignments, as well as dialogue-driven class sessions, students will familiarize themselves with the fundamentals of formal analysis of film and will produce the following final projects: either a research paper around the featured films/genres/filmmakers (10 pages for undergraduates and 20 to 25 pages for graduate students) OR, through scaffolded exercises, their own proposed film festival along with an extensive articulation of their curatorial philosophy.

Ultimately, through the abroad class, students will gain a remarkable window, marked by exceptional access, to the world’s most prestigious film festival. They will gain a rich view of contemporary global cinema, the realities of international film festivals while also gaining the tools necessary to produce high level scholarship on cinema (both at the undergraduate and graduate level) and to curate films with a coherent political and ethical vision. Ultimately, participating students will be able to clearly and fully see beyond the red carpet’s sometimes overwhelming glamour.

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ENGL 3335: Ancient And Medieval World Literature: Traveling the Medieval Globe

Dates: June 1-20, 2026

Location: Sevilla, Spain

Contact: Dr. Julie Nelson Couch (julie.couch@ttu.edu)

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Get ready to travel across time and continents! This course explores journey narratives that take readers from the Far East to the European West, tracing stories from ancient myths to medieval travelogues that imagine the world in fascinating ways. You’ll encounter Marco Polo, Sister Egeria, and other voices of exploration — from conquests to pilgrimages, from ventures into the Mongol Empire to expeditions in Africa.

We’ll place a special focus on medieval Spanish literature, looking closely at its crusading and pilgrimage contexts. As an upper-level English course, you’ll sharpen your interpretive skills through works that offer exciting windows into past cultures.

For English majors and minors, this course counts toward the Early Period and World Literature requirements, serves as a 3000-level elective, and/or a prerequisite for 4000-level courses.

Prerequisite: 6 hours of 2000-level English.

What’s included: 

• • Homestay with local families — full board, laundry, Wi-Fi, and warm Spanish hospitality
  • Cultural deep dives: Cathedral of Seville, Reales Alcazares, Cordoba, Jewish Quarter, and more
  • Overnight excursions to Granada & the Algarve coast of Portugal
  • Day trips to El Rocio pilgrimage site + beach vibes
  • Group dinner to celebrate your journey
  • 24/7 emergency support — because peace of mind matters
  • Pre-departure & in-country orientation — arrive informed, stay empowered

Why Medieval Literature in Sevilla? Because nothing beats studying ancient texts in a city that feels like a living manuscript. Explore the echoes of history while building modern connections — academically, culturally, and personally.

I also encourage interested students to attend an online informational session with the two people who live in Sevilla who will be leading our excursions and setting you up with your host family! You may find info on those sessions here: https://www.educationabroadsevilla.com/prospective-students/#upcoming_events. Scroll down to the “Enter here” for the date you can attend.